The Chilean Navy is set to finalise the procurement of two Adelaide-class frigates by the end of May.
HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Newcastle , built in Australia in the early 1990s, would be acquired as a stop-gap measure to replace two of three Dutch- and British-built frigates currently in service in

US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) needs additional platforms to properly carry out its multiple missions, according to Admiral Craig Faller, the new SOUTHCOM commander.
“We need more ships [and] we need more intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets,” the admiral said during a

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The SASC FY 2020 defence bill bans F-35 transfers to Turkey if the nation moves forward with acquiring the Russian S-400 system
This is the first step in a process that, if approved by the president, could formally ban sending F-35s to Turkey
The US fiscal year 2020 (FY 2020) defence

The US Navy officially established the Surface Development Squadron ONE (SURFDEVRON ONE) on 22 May to integrate unmanned surface vessels (USV) and support fleet experimentation, especially for the guided-missile destroyer (DDG 1000) Zuwmalt-class fleet, to accelerate delivery of new warfighting

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China is equipping its marines with some of the most advanced amphibious platforms in the world. Samuel Cranny-Evans examines these systems, the force that uses them, and how the PLANMC compares to Western competitors

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Six RAF F-35Bs have flown to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus
The training mission is the type’s first overseas deployment in UK service
British Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning combat aircraft flew to the Royal Air Force (RAF) base on Cyprus on 21 May for the type’s first overseas

The Belarusian military has launched an initiative to modernise its inventory of 9P140 Uragan (Whirlwind) 220 mm medium-range multiple rocket launchers (MRLs), a source from the country’s defence industry told Jane’s at the MILEX 2019 show, which was held in Minsk from 15–18 May.

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) will field 16 m-class unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) on its future Multi-role Combat Vessels (MRCVs), a senior RSN official confirmed during a media briefing on the sidelines of the IMDEX 2019 exhibition held in Singapore from 14 to 16 May.
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